სტერეოტიპებისა და მე კონცეფციის გავლენა პროფესიულ არჩევანზე

According to Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and Compromise, our occupational Choices
are determined by our self-concept and our occupational stereotypes – what do we know about
who we are and what do we know about which occupations are considered as appropriate and
acceptable for us in our society. Depending on this theoretical framework, our main interest was
attached to investigation of gender and prestige stereotypes of occupations and their relationship
with occupational choices. Research has mixed design – we conducted interviews with field
experts for identifying existing occupational stereotypes in Georgian culture. And then on the basis
of qualitative data analysis, we developed quantitative research instrument – questionnaire for
occupational stereotypes. Main aim of quantitative research was to investigate whether
gender/prestige stereotypes of occupations are predictors of gender congruent/prestigious
occupational choices. We consider self-concept and expectations of significant others as variables
which can modify relationships between occupational stereotypes and occupational choices. Total
number of participants was 265 person – 182 female and 83 male, selected by the convenience
sampling method. Research did not confirmed main hypothesis – there was found week positive
correlation between gender stereotypes of occupations and masculine occupational choice (r=.168,
p=.006), but correlation lost statistical significance when analysis was conducted separately for
males and females. Research revealed interesting associations between expectations of significant
others and self-concept.